Child
Labor

"In response to U.S. Congressional mandates, ILAB created the Child Labor Study Group in 1993. At first it
produced two major reports on international child labor. The first report, "By the Sweat and Toil of
Children: The Use of Child Labor in American Imports", published in September 1994, reviewed the
countries and industries that export to the United States products produced by child labor. The second
report, "By the Sweat and Toil of Children: The Use of Child Labor in U.S. Agricultural Imports & Forced
and Bonded Child Labor," released in1995, examined children working to produce agricultural products
exported to the United States and children working under forced labor conditions, such as bonded (or slave)
labor and forced prostitution."

"The fight against child labour has been a priority for the International Labour Organization (ILO) since its inception
in 1919. Twelve international labour Conventions have been adopted by ILO member States which have a direct
bearing on child labour. Since the early nineties the ILO has mounted a major offensive against it through its
International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) by assisting member States in the implementation of
national policy and programmes to solve child labour problems."

"A set of UNICEF issue and background papers at the International Conference on Child Labour, Oslo, 27-30
October 1997, offers an overview of child labour, and deals with social mobilization and the interrelationships
between child labour and education."